Fundamentals of Biostatistics ANNOTATION
Includes case study on lead exposure in children/outlier detection techniques/one-way ANOVA random effects model/etc.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 4th Edition, offers a practical introduction to the methods, techniques, and computation of statistics on human subjects. This book helps you master the statistical methods most often used in medical literature and medical research. Every new concept is developed through worked-out examples from current medical research problems and is illustrated through computer output when appropriate. Applications are almost exclusively human - and mostly medical - making the book an ideal starting point for anyone in the premed, nursing, or allied health field.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
An introductory biostatistics text for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students interested in medicine or other health-related fields. The amount of mathematical formulation is minimized, but important concepts are given complete explanations, with worked examples from current medical research problems. Assumes no previous background in statistics, only a knowledge of algebra. Includes a data disk. This fifth edition contains 260 new exercises, including exercises based on computer simulations, and incorporates modern computer graphics and statistical software. The author is affiliated with Harvard University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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